The students wrapped things up on week 4, after three
security tours, and many cultural tours the students had a great background in
the Culture of Macau and Hong Kong , as well as security principles of major
companies.

Right: Group Shots of Students. Sean Murphy and

Left: Victoria Saraphina and

Kelly with Carthy.

RIght: Students Hanging out in the Old CIty.

Right: Sunset over Macau

Students has a very enriching experience and were able to make friendships and relationships unique to a trip like this. Most of the students kept in touch over the internet or Facbook.

After the Hong Kong trip students went back into the
classroom. Students received a meal plan ahead of time, and the cafeteria also had a great selection of
American Food. Right around this time the students were getting eager to get
home. Week 3 had a lot of classroom time. The Security tour for the students
this week,was at the Disney Land
Resortís Security Center. Students were shown examples of techniques such as CPET,
or Community Protection by Environmental Design. People might not notice the security features of the park, and that is done on purpose. Some of the students were able
to ride some of the rides. Students were
also able to see the Buddhists Monks at the Lantau Island Monastery. Over the weekend students were allowed to go to Hong Kong Island over the weekend to meet with friends.

Left:Students during Classroom Rime

Right: Entrance of Disney, Hong Kong.Hong Kong Disney is just like magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando Florida.

Left: Giant Buddah Statue at Lantau Island. Courtesy Kelly McArthy

Right: Panda Bear in Macau Panda Park.

Right: Grand Lisboa Lobby

Right: Professor Saravara Eating Dim Sum with His Son.

Not your American Chinese food No Chicken Fingers here.

Right: Professor Saravara sitting next to his Zodiac Sign the Monkey.

Students went to temples and were able to see different religious background, and different ides of Buddhism.

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University Trip to Macau Summer of 2011 Week Two Pictures and Excerptstag:blog.uml.edu,2012:/macau//72.21592012-01-26T18:25:59Z2012-01-26T19:00:19ZSaravara, Stephen Edited By Bill Granfield william_granfield@student.uml.edu Starting on Sunday in the second week the
students took a tour of the old city of Macau including an almond cookie
factory.Professor Saravara wanted to
emphasize fresh local food, including almond cookies, and shark fin soup.The tour for this week was the HSBC bank in
Hong Kong. The students were given a lecture and tour by Professor Saravara
friend's Stanley. The lecture was on protest management, a unique opportunity for
the students.Students were then allowed
to stay in Hong Kong for the weekend if they wanted too.

Left: Students at the Almond Factory

Right: Fresh Fish Market, Shark Fin soup.

Left: HSBC Bank Lecture on Protest Managment

Right: View From on top of the HSBC Building

Left: Professor Saravara's Friend Doug and Family.

Above: Ocean Park Hong Kongs "Sea World"

Above: Professor Sarava and His Wife Michelle

Left: Outside City University In Hong Kong

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University Trip to Macau Summer of 2011 Week One Pictures and Excerptstag:blog.uml.edu,2012:/macau//72.21452012-01-12T22:51:49Z2012-01-12T22:53:54ZSaravara, StephenThe trip started off at Logan Airport out of
Boston. One of the major challenges was to choose the best airline and route.
Professor Saravara's background and experience allowed him to choose the best
and most convenient route.The best
flight was a layover in Chicago, and then a slightly shorter route over the
North Pole which provided less turbulence.

The route included a 747 which is a
very reliable plane which has been in service for years.Professor Saravara
teaches his classes that attention to detail is important, and he was sure to
check seat size, cabin size, and even the seat layout. Some of the
students where seasoned flyers and some werenít. Professor Saravara had to be
prepared for that and anything that might come at him. A complete orientation
was held prior to the flight.

After the class landed they took a short ferry
to the island, and the students were able to get settle into their dorms and
then went out for dinner as a group. On the first day students took a tour of
the university, and Sanado square, and the St. Paul ruins.

Left: Group Shot of Students and Professor Saravara at Senado Square

Right: St. Paul's Ruins

During this week class also started, Professor Saravara paired
the students up with University of Macau Counterparts, which after a short
lecture, they worked together on projects.The first tour of the week was at the Venetian Casino, one of the
largest Casinos in Macau.

Left: Professor Saravara Teaching.

The Students were able to view one of the control centers,
in the casino Guided by Matt Forbes.

Right: Professor Saravara's Daughter and Son

Left: A "Still Actor" in the Venetian Casino

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University Trip to Macau Summer of 2011tag:blog.uml.edu,2012:/macau//72.21442012-01-12T22:50:14Z2012-01-26T18:24:00ZEdited by Bill Granfield william_granfield@student.uml.eduDuring the Summer of 2011, Professor Stephen Saravara and 12 students from the Criminology Department took an enriching trip to the Island of Macau. The trip itself was one of the first, and largest trips overseas...Saravara, Stephen
During the Summer of 2011, Professor Stephen
Saravara and 12 students from the Criminology Department took an
enriching trip to the Island of Macau. The trip itself was one of the
first, and largest trips overseas at
UMass Lowell.
The primary purpose of the trip was to be able to offer students an
affordable way to go
overseas, to give students a class that offered 6 credits,
could benefit the student that had a security or law enforcement
interest and finally to provide a culturally enriching experience for
the students. Professor Saravara had lots of support
from the Criminology department in setting up the trip.
In all twenty students from the University of Macau, and twelve Umass
Lowell Students met over the summer in what would turn out to be a very
enriching experience. Another trip is planned for this summer and might
possibly be open to Sociology
Majors and possibly all students. The core theme of the class was asset
protection,which was then broken down to vulnerability assessments and
approaches.Students were
assigned a buddy from Umass and one from the
University of Macau creating groups to take students around. One day
every week for four weeks, Professor Saravara and the students
were taken on a field trip in which they given a behind the scenes tour
of
security at larger companies.